thought orochi was a snake?

Answer 1

Hi jeffrey, according to a legend, Yamata no Orochi is often described as a monster, a sort of dragon and has 8 heads.

"10 Million years ago, the Earth was ravaged and nearly destroyed by the eight-headed hydra known as Orochi. The only reason Orochi did not succeed in destroying the Earth, was because a warrior god named Susano defeated him, striking down the evil hydra and imprisoning him in an icy tomb. Orochi wasn’t seen until he suddenly appeared on the moon. It turns out that Tusukujomi, an evil god and brother to Susano, was actually the evil hydra, Orochi, who had tried to destroy the world all those centuries ago. Tusukujomi soon turned into Orochi once again and set out to destroy Earth, but was confronted by the warrior god Utsuno Ikusagmi. After a long and vicious battle, Orochi was finally defeated and the humans trapped Tusukujomi's body in his very own medallion. They then cast the medallion into the blackness of space, ending his reign of terror forever"

Answer 2

Interesting creature you have found..

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/646